ARTIST: David Drinkard (Texas, born 1948)
NAME: Birds - Scaled Quail, Male and Female
MEDIUM: gouache and watercolor on paper
CONDITION: Excellent. Framed under glass.
SIGHT SIZE: 13 x 24 inches / 33 x 60 cm
FRAME SIZE: 21 x 32 inches / 53 x 81 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 120019
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BIOGRAPHY:
David Drinkard was born in 1948 in Lufkin, Texas. He has since lived his entire life on the Texas gulf coast, where he has been hunting and fishing since his boyhood. His art depicts the subject matter which has been his life long passion.An avid outdoors and sportsman, David Drinkard paints what he knows and experiences. He is best known for his powerful portrayal of marsh and bay, evocative of the mood of the sportsman lying in wait. Working in acrylics and watercolor, Drinkard captures in his art the quiet moments so familiar to America's sportsmen.Drinkard earned a Bachelor's degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, completing his formal art training in 1970. His works are very popular among sportsmen, and as such, he frequently sees his paintings reproduced in sporting journals such as Texas Trophy Hunters and Petersen's Hunting Journal. Drinkard is also a supporter of conservation groups such as Ducks Unlimited, the Gulf Coast Conservation Association and Quail Unlimited. Sales of his sporting images have generated more than one million dollars for these groups dedicated to the preservation of the sportsman's way of life.